I think it’s silly all around, this stuff, but I also think a lot of core users deliberately blind themselves to just how popular programs like Genshin are. I have my own thoughts and feelings on gacha (bad, smelly, bad) but even if Mihoyo genuinely is trying to put their fingers on the scales I imagine most of the…

I know lots of people that enjoy almost everything on the list, and it’s hard to find them to buy as gifts for those people because they’re usually sold out.  Strange that they’re so hated if they’re so hard to find.

Chocolate oranges are delightful, how the hell did they make the list?

one of the best things about Game Pass is that let’s me try pretty much any licensed game of notoriety that otherwise I wouldn’t buy. Downloading Lego Star Wars and Hot Wheels as soon as I can.

I mean, just... no. Don’t know about Pratt overall yet one way or the other, and the issue of stunt casting is one worth discussing, but... all due respect to Martinet, I like hearing him in bits and pieces here and there, but I have absolutely 0 interest in an hour and a half of his ”It’s-a me, Mario!" and "Thank-a…

Ok, I’ve just about had it with this dead horse - there’s nothing left to beat but the bones at this point and they’re already in splinters and the marrow’s been stripped. Mario is fine, Martinet is great but only in small doses, and this movie will make a fortune regardless of anyone’s approval so you can either get…

I’m not going to lie, if Charles Martinet voiced Mario in this... I probably wouldn’t watch it. Chris Pratt isn’t the greatest choice, but I don’t think I could listen to that kind of Mario performance, in full sentences and conversations, for 90 minutes.

This hate circle jerk of Pratt did come out of nowhere.

This hot take was luke warm months ago...

To be honest, the 2nd trailer showcased much more of his voice and its...ok? It’s definitely better than the reveal trailer but I’m still not sold.

Man, I don’t know. I loved the new trailer. I thought all the voice actors sounded great. It’s pretty clear they are going in a completely different direction than the games, and that’s okay! None of the characters sound like their VG counterparts. If every other character sounded like their original version and Chris…

Sorry, but you’re objectively wrong. Luigi is just Charlie Day being Charlie Day. He’s putting in even less work than Pratt. And Princess Peach? Wtf is that? They didn’t even pretend to try. It literally just sounds like a normal lady reading a script. There’s not even a hint of Peach’s voice. But you’re still this…

Martinett would be ear splitting for an entire movie. Pratt is fine as Mario. The complaining about it is just bizarre. 

Do I think Pratt is going to nail it? No.

Look, Chris Pratt is Mario’s voice actor. The ship’s sailed. You want them to fire him and re-record the whole thing with Charles Martinet? Time to get over it.

Charles Martine doing the Mario voice for a 90 minute movie would be unbearable.  Pratt is fine.  Movie looks cute.

... I’m of the mind that the Mario Movie would’ve benefitted from giving Pratt the same voice direction Marvel gave Vin Diesel for the Guardians of the Galaxy movies by limiting him to a couple of onomatopoeias. Admittedly, having Pratt bark a couple of half-hearted “Oh nos,” “Mamma mias” and “Let’s-a gos” and…

What?

Mario is one of the top brands in the world, Nintendo is not about to allow Chris Pratt or anyone else to tank this movie. If Shigeru Miyamoto is okay with this, maybe we oughta actually, you know, watch the movie.

Seriously we need to stop this idea that Charles Martinet would be a good mario for 90 minutes. He does a fantastic job with the short quips and reaction lines but god if you hear him trying to do long form mario it is just grating and awful.